Hello

Firstly congratulations on purchasing your first house!

Judging from the tiles it looks like each tile is 250mm or 25cm wide so you should have enough space for the bath to swing around, maybe 1600mm bath could fit. Then you could move the shower and have a bath screen.

If that doesnt work you might be able to put the shower in the ceiling and have a D shape shower curtain in the middle.

I would exchange the radiator for a nice heated towel rail

Exchange the basin for a vanity unit with basin and monobloc mixer tap, creating storage underneath.

On the extreme side of things I would re-tile in a large format tile so that it does not look so busy! Nice white colour to keep things neutral.

Hope that helps and good luck!

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You can change later on this layout

Grats on the new (to you) house. :)

Re the bathroom, if you are going to change it all later, how about just covering it in a bucket of white tile paint for now?

Add colour with towels and accessories.

Hi,

If you are looking to do a complete refit/ and retile, I'd leave the bathroom untouched for now and have it done to your taste at once.

It looks usable for now; you could maybe add some freestanding storage as there doesn't seem to be much/ any space for this.

Hi,

There doesn't appear to be any type of shower curtain/rail ?

Agree with Asifa and Celerygirl, leave it and then do it properly. All of the white goods are usable and it's the tiling that dates it all. It's kind of pointless re-tiling unless you really want to. Depends on how long you're willing to wait.

You could just re-tile! Take the Shower off the wall and change the bath for a shower bath, but if you want to change the bath at some point in the future it's a waste of pennies.

I also agree. Live with it as it is and wait until you can do it properly. It makes it even more satisfying when you do change it.

Hi Zoe, congratulations! If you're looking for an affordable tile, you could check out Porto Taupe in our Autumn sale (ends 11th Dec), it's a large format tile reduced to just £9.98 m2 (saving over 50%) http://www.tilegiant.co.uk/special-offers/sale-and-clearance-wall-tiles/porto-taupe-600x600.html. You're welcome to pop into one of our local stores and the team will be happy to assist you on any more queries. You can find your local store here: http://www.tilegiant.co.uk/storelocator/. 

It does depend on how long you are going to wait to have the budget - I had a similar bathroom in my first home, I knew I had to wait a good couple of years to refit so I just painted all the tiles white one weekend and had nice coloured towels/bath mat and blind etc. I wouldn't spend anymore money than that - save it for your refit.

We are moving to a house with a similar age/style bathroom. Our surveyor advised it should be replaced before moving in!!! In our current house, we lived with a dated bathroom for a couple of years, I changed the flooring to purple lino which changed the look of the whole bathroom very cheaply. At least it's clean and functional and you don't have to spend most of the day in there like you do with a kitchen!

Certain “nifty” things may not cost the world especially if you don’t have to pay the plumber / your dad (oh well... we always owe our parents and they’re sure not to forget ...) :-)

Your post tickles the Scrooge in me :-)

Relocating the bath to the window and fitting a shower screen seems like a great / easy start to end up with a notably more luxurious Ambiente.

Let’s price some components:

If your water pressure is not entirely abysmal (ground floor should do if your gravity fed header tank is in the attic) then you may be able to use a shower/bath mixer/diverter (many types available starting from about 100£ like https://www.ergonomicdesigns.co.uk/product/REI3417~hudson-reed-reign-triple-with-diverter-concealed-thermostatic-shower-valve.html) and run both bath filler and overhead (rain-)shower or handheld shower from it. As was mentioned, a flush-with-ceiling “shower tile” ( https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/hudson-reed-270mm-ceiling-tile-shower-head-head80, or “German upgrade” to https://www.ukbathrooms.com/products/hansgrohe-raindance-air-overhead-shower-260-x-260mm.html) would give the spa-type look and at that size will probably work with the just-under 1bar you get from a gravity fed supply. You only need a handheld shower/small extra wall outlet to complete, about 20£ for the outlet/shower holder and a few quid for the handset on eBay.
For the bath, overflow filler wastes like https://www.tapwarehouse.com/product/708a keep the looks neat (make sure you get one long enough for the bath you choose) and would also connect invisibily to the mixer valve. You’d built something like this:



Just using your bathtub not a shower lay.

If you want to cap your bathtub costs and stay with plastic (in which case 250£ give you choice choice choice) then you can make an acrylic bath feel a lot more sturdy if you built a wooden or C-steel frame for it so it’s supported under the rim and from beneath the tub’s floor plate. Makes a huge difference to the experience.

Shower screens are from about 50£ for a 4mm x 1400mm x 800mm and again if you go to 100£ your choice grows a lot.

If you’re into the modern look, a hidden cistern for the toilet, like https://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-schwab-duplo-xs-in-wall-toilet-frame-cistern/2249x can be found from around 100£.

Large mirrors that help make the space appear big ... can either be found via recycling (lots of 2nd hand shops ...), or you buy a cheap set of IKEA ones and tile them (use silicone not tile adhesive - the latter may dissolve the mirror layer over time). IKEA friendly as they are sell sets in a tile-size friendly 30x30cm, “lots”, http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/decoration/mirrors/lots-mirror-art-39151700/ rather attractive price (and correspondingly huge number of web search hits for ‘Ikea lots mirror ideas’).

For tiles, it’s about waiting the opportunity; all tile shops occasionally have joblots / leftovers so with a little luck... if you see commercial properties especially hotels being done up where you are, try to chat to them larger projects often have surplus.

The result of such will luck hugely more pricey than it is, especially if the workmanship is good.

Good luck with your bathroom and let us know how the result looks like!

Hi Zoe,

Happy Thursday!

Why don't you check out OpunPlanner This is a free CAD tool for all ( even novices!).

There are lots of template bathrooms and you can give your measurements and furniture in. It will give you a 3D of your room so you get a real feel for what the room will be :). And it is completely free!

Good luck and let us know if you need any help.

The Opun Team